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Yûsai gafu


融斎画譜
Nakabayashi Chikutô (Japanese, 1776–1853)
Blockcutter: Inoue Jihei (Japanese)
Publisher: Hishiya Magobei (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
colophon: 1846 (Kôka 3)

Medium/Technique Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions Overall: 29.4 x 16.8 cm (11 9/16 x 6 5/8 in.); ôhon; orihon
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse in memory of Charles J. Morse
Accession Number2011.1169
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsIllustrated books

ProvenanceBetween about 1897 and 1907, probably acquired in Japan by Charles J. Morse (b. 1852 - d. 1911), Evanston, IL; by descent to his son, Jared Kirtland Morse (b. 1886 - d. 1949) and his wife, Caroline Roberts Morse (b. 1907 - d. 1982), Cromwell, CT; gift of Mrs. Jared K. Morse to the MFA. (Accession date: September 9, 2011)